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a 300 wm and a 223 would be good
I prefer classic.
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On the 2506, the problem I have with it is that this second rifle is really a 1k range rifle, and like 270's, there really are not all that many great bc 25's. Otherwise, that's a great choice!
The 300 and 223 would solve the issue, as weatherby offers a nice heavy barrel 223, but the twist is very slow. So not so good for 1k, and that's a real stretch for a 223 as it is.
But if I go away from having the same rifle, then it's a bit easier. Savage and Tikka both make some good possibilities etc.
I'll just have to think it through over the next few weeks and see where it all shakes out.
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I take that back about the Weatherby 223...just found a sub-model they offer with a 1 in 9 twist barrel.
So if I went with a 223, that would be the one and I could have that matched pair I wanted.
Still, the 223 and 1k shooting? Seems like not so good.
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You're in over your head. Buy one rig, don't shoot past 500 yards, live happily ever after. "What if's" are going to drain you.
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Beware of thieves, scammers and dishonest members on the "Fire" classifieds. Ya there is a thief here too. Whatever!!
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I have followed this thread for awhile and have waited to post. This is my two cents. 1. Buy matching rifles that you like. I cannot emphasize this enough. 2. 300 caliber for your all around. WSM, Win Mag, H&H because you do not have to load them to max all the time. 3. I would get a 264 caliber for your play rifle. 260 or Creed. If you are really concerned about recoil, get a 223. If you are concerned about limiting reloading overhead get a 308. This rifle matching your 300 is most important IMO. If it is a 243, 7mm-08, so be it. Then on to this! In my opinion most guys waste way too much time worrying about the type of rifle, and what the chambering is going to be. They should be focusing on the purchase of a schit ton of brass, powder, and good bullets. Both practice bullets and your hunting loads I agree, 30-06 and 9.3 in Sako-85's, both with 6X Leupolds
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Can I have a third vote?--
Any cartridge from the .223 to the 7mm-08 for the small rifle, and any cartridge from the 7mm-08 up to the .375 H&H for the big rifle.
Or two 7mm-08's.
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My picks would be a .25-06 and of course a .300...
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I think most people would be best served by purchasing based on reality instead of "some day..."
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Mule_Deer, I think we should take your second opinion and add one more rifle, thus having 52 rifles for 52 weeks in a year. Problem solved! 
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“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
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I can shoot 40-50 rounds of 300 RUM off the bench in a t-shirt and it doesn't bother me a bit. BTDT. And I still would not want to have a 300 WM as my primary hunting rifle. It just doesn't make sense, and isn't needed. I use a 7mm-08 or 308 more than anything else. 243s as well. And I own damm near everything there is including 300WM, 30-06s, 7mmRM, 35 Whelen, etc., etc.
FWIW, I prefer the 7mmRM over the 300WM, and basically 7mms over .308s in general.
Having only 2 rifles would be rough......... Just thinking about that would make me wake up, screaming... 
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My choices(no one else's, I'm sure) are .30-30 Win and .35 Remington.
But there's always a 7mm-08 at the ready.
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Two Faux Ti's.....
And a partridge in a pear tree. Is it too early?
Were I to ditch everything I owned and start from scratch, it'd be 3:
223 semi chub twisted for heavies in a ClassicSWFA 10MD
1:8 260 22" sporter in a naked Edge, 6x42 M1
7wsm Montucky, 3.5x10 M1
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I reconsidered and came up with the same suggestion of a .25/06 and 7mm RM then gave myself an out as it is a recommendation for someone else.
I'd likely choose a .30/06 and a .458 Win Mag but I could live with the advise for others.
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Two Faux Ti's.....
And a partridge in a pear tree. Is it too early?
Were I to ditch everything I owned and start from scratch, it'd be 3:
223 semi chub twisted for heavies in a ClassicSWFA 10MD
1:8 260 22" sporter in a naked Edge, 6x42 M1
7wsm Montucky, 3.5x10 M1
Dude! I think Boxer hacked into your account!
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Nothing to due with OP's original question, but my 2 rifle battery is a 6.5X55 and a 9.3X62. Both CZ550, the 6.5X55 is a full stock.
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I've got a pair of Model 70's ones an 30-06 and the other will be a 25-06.
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Two Faux Ti's.....
And a partridge in a pear tree. Is it too early?
Were I to ditch everything I owned and start from scratch, it'd be 3:
223 semi chub twisted for heavies in a ClassicSWFA 10MD
1:8 260 22" sporter in a naked Edge, 6x42 M1
7wsm Montucky, 3.5x10 M1
Dude! I think Boxer hacked into your account! He'd never own any of that schit, 'cept the bottom one.
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The problem with the 300 win mag is it leaves you needing something more than a 223 as every hunter needs a nice lite to pack easy recoiling mid caliber to cover most of there hunting needs.
The problem with that is you really should have at least one 223 because you'll really be missing out on one of the most fun to shoot calibers.
I have no choice therefore other than to recommend 2 rifles.
223
7/08
Thanks
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Last edited by Shodd; 11/11/14.
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